Browse 9 evidence of prior bad acts cases decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible for Motive, Intent, and Scheme
Commonwealth v. Arias, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a defendant's convictio...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to show motive, intent, and pattern
James Peter Kyricopoulos v. Commonwealth, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on July 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts reviewed a ...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible for Identity and Intent
David Jones v. Commonwealth, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on July 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, David Jones, appealed his conviction for assault and ...
Probable Cause Justifies Warrantless Vehicle Search for Drugs
Commonwealth v. William C. Foley, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on July 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a lower court...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible to Prove Identity and Intent in Rape Case
Commonwealth v. Dara Poum, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on July 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a defendant's convict...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to show motive and intent
Commonwealth v. Denny A. Gannett, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on May 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the defendant'...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Show Common Scheme
COMMONWEALTH v. MICHAEL McCARTHY, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on April 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts affirmed the defen...
Conviction Reversed Over Improper "Prior Bad Acts" Evidence
Commonwealth v. Christopher S. Fratantonio, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on March 17, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts reviewed a de...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to prove identity in child assault case
Commonwealth v. Philip J. Marquis, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on March 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a convictio...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 9 evidence of prior bad acts cases from Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 8, Reversed: 1.
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